Automotive Cutaway Illustrations

Portfolio of automotive and product cutaway artwork by Kevin Hulsey

This portfolio page contains illustrations and drawings that were done in the traditional cutaway, cut-out, or break-away style of technical drawing, where the exterior skin or shell of the object is actually cut away and removed from view, revealing the interior inner workings and machinery.

Cutaway technical illustrations and drawings:


V8 Engine Cutaway This engine cutaway was part of a series of 40+ illustrations used in the Acura NSX consumer brochure and hard-bound coffee table gift book. This original illustration was done with ink and acrylic airbrush at 30" x 30" illustration board. Zoom

Oil Filter Cutaway This digital illustration shows a car's conventional replacement oil filter that has been cutaway to show the paper filter element. The client was American Honda. Zoom

4-Speed Automatic Transmission Cutaway This image depicts an Infiniti passenger car's four-speed automatic transmission that has been cutaway to show the gears, clutch, flywheel and torque converter. Zoom

Diesel Truck Oil Filter Cutaway This image illustrates an aftermarket bypass oil filter for diesel trucks, which has been cutaway to show the oil flow and pathway through a combination of filtering elements. Zoom

4-Cylinder Engine Cutaway This engine cutaway was part of a series of 20+ illustrations that used in Acura Integra consumer brochures. This original illustration was done with ink and acrylic airbrush at 30" x 30" illustration board. Zoom

Tire cutaways These two images show a cutaway illustration of a Hankook Milage Plus GT car tire and a drawing of a bicycle tire showing the structural ply layers. Zoom

Non-Automotive Technical Cutaways:


Cutaway Cruise Ship This super high-resolution shows a cutaway passenger liner called Empress of the Seas. The digital drawing measures 40 inces at 350dpi and is over 1gb in file size. You can see how this illustration was created here: Ship Vector Line Drawings, and you can see a closeup shot here. Zoom

Reticle inspection scanner Technical illustration of defect detection device used in semiconductor computer chip manufacturing. Zoom

Sonos Speaker System This illustration was created for Sonos, showing their wireless multi-room speaker system within a cutaway image of a single-family home. Zoom

Snowboarding Helmet Cutaway This image shows the air flow ventilation system in a Giro freestyle snowboard helmet. Zoom

Calibration Measuring Instruments Series of cutaway illustrations showing Sony measuring probes and calibration devices. Zoom

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The cutaway drawing style of technical drawing is especially well suited for subjects with extremely complicated exterior views, such as engines and ships, but it can also be useful for objects with very simple exteriors where ghosting would be impractical. The cut away edge of the outer shell is typically 'broken' away (aka "breakaway") in a zig-zag pattern so that it can be clearly distinguished from the internal workings. Our cutaway artwork is typically used in print advertising, consumer dealership brochures and automobile-related collateral marketing materials and campaigns. To see how these illustrations and drawings were created, please visit out our how to draw a car and ship cutaway drawing tutorials.

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Automotive Cutaway Illustrations

Portfolio of automotive and product cutaway artwork by Kevin Hulsey

Cutaway technical illustrations and drawings:

V8 Engine Cutaway

Oil Filter Cutaway

4-Speed Automatic Transmission Cutaway

Diesel Truck Oil Filter Cutaway

4-Cylinder Engine Cutaway

Tire cutaways

Non-Automotive Technical Cutaways:

Cutaway Cruise Ship

Reticle inspection scanner

Sonos Speaker System

Snowboarding Helmet Cutaway

Calibration Measuring Instruments

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